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Where does “aasianpalmukiitäjä” come from?

aasianpalmukiitäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish palmukiitäjä, from Finnish palmu, from Swedish palm, from Old Swedish palmber, from Old Norse palmi, from Latin Palma, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

aasianpalmukiitäjä (Finnish): Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis

Definitions

  1. Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis

Ancestry of “aasianpalmukiitäjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalmukiitäjäpalm swift
2Finnishpalmupalm tree
3SwedishpalmA palm, tropical tree
4Old Swedishpalmber—
5Old Norsepalmi—
6LatinPalma—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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